misguggle

English

Alternative forms

• misgruggle, misgoggle, misgrugle, misgaggle, misgoogle

Etymology

From a conflation of mis- +‎ guggle (“to soil, dirty”) and mis- +‎ gruggle (“to disorder, rumple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈɡʌɡəl/

Verb

misguggle (third-person singular simple present misguggles, present participle misguggling, simple past and past participle misguggled)

1. (transitive) To spoil by rough or careless handling; handle roughly; rumple; crumple; maul; mangle or disfigure; mar; spoil; bungle.
2. (transitive, Scotland) To hack; slash; carve.

Noun

misguggle (plural misguggles)

1. Disturbance; disorder; discord.